Jed Pressgrove at Fate of the Game says: "A lot of people talk about their Wii consoles collecting dust, but I’ve played more than 20 games on it since the beginning of the year. My favorite thing about the Wii is its Virtual Console, which allows me to revisit somewhat forgotten classics like Blades of Steel and to discover the awesome shooter library of the TurboGrafx-16, a console I’ve never seen in person. I was very excited when I heard the Wii U would be getting its own Virtual Console in the spring. I kept thinking that a new Virtual Console, upon or shortly after its launch, would have new games – in this case, games that you can’t already buy on the Wii’s Virtual Console.
Well, I was clearly having an idiot’s dream. The Wii U Virtual Console officially launched on April 26, and we still haven’t seen a single damn game on it that you can’t already find on the Wii Virtual Console."
Nintendo's mid-noughties revolution feels so distant now, even if its impact hasn't really dimmed. The touch sensation of the DS led in its own way to the iOS revolution, the motion controls of the Wii helped reestablish video games in the living room and push them towards the mainstream, and the reverberations of both are felt to this day. There's another facet of its revolution that sadly never had the same impact, and now is set to finally fizzle away.
yet another part of gaming where the past was better than what we get in the present/future.
Streaming services have become really popular in the last decade. Are subscription and streaming services right for Videogames?
Nintendo Switch Online has replaced the Virtual Console but is the service up to the standard of previous Nintendo offerings? Furthermore, do subscription services like Xbox’s Game Pass and NSO really suit video games? This article explores these issues and looks back at the Virtual Console.
I really miss the VC, I don't want more subscriptions that I have to, I try to keep as few as possible.
VC is better imo. I got games like Super Metroid for like 30 cents. If NSO allowed you to play online with anybody then I would give it the edge.
While that's valid, though, that old social media meme 'why not both?' springs to mind. Why not have subscription options and a Virtual Console eShop? With NSO being multi-faceted in its offering, it seems unlikely that everyone would drop that subscription in a heartbeat in order to buy Super Mario Bros. for $5.
Because a yearly flow of money is better than people buying specifically what they want. If online was also not behind a paywall you'd be surprised just how many people would drop the sub. When you're only given one option there's not much of a choice.
No reason not to have both. Consumers would have the option of buying separately like PS+ and Game Pass owners can or have access to it all with a sub
Of course there's no reason, and Nintendo fans have been very vocal about virtual console being brought back. I think however that those who really have an issue with how Nintendo has handled classic games have stayed with emulation. I know the appeal of being able to buy instead of the free alternative. As I see it, it sends a message that there's still an audience for these games, but for whatever reason it may be it's not been made easy to the consumer.
Just another reason why modding your Switch can fix almost all of the flaws Nintendo purposefully created on their platform. Save file back ups being another reason. Nintendo is the only company that forces you to pay money in order to back up your save files, and it doesn't even work for all games. Talk about anti-consumer B.S.!
Because it was only successful on the Wii. Both the Wii U and 3DS VC offerings were no where as successful. It was time to move on from that service. More and more 3rd parties devs started supplying older games in other ways on the Switch so there's no need. Look at all the Capcom collections for instance. Even Konami got in on it. Same with Neo Geo or Atari collections. I could go on and on.
Good read ;)
I wish there was more to choose from and I still can't believe Mega Man has more VC games out on the eShop than other Nintendo owned ip's! I question why the games are taking too long when both the Wii and the Wii U share the same architecture...
But with that said i'm satisfied with the titles I currently bought on the VC and to be honest with you i'm having a blast! I just wish we had an OPTION to stretch the image out on both the gamepad and our TV screens. ;)
For a console that has so many generations of games,they should release huge amounts of classic games like a catelog and give us the choice to purchase all the old classics,nes snes,n64,gb,gba,2 a week is to little for as slow as its taking to release just 1 great game for the wiiu. Back catelogs should always be there if you want to buy all the old classics.Not for nothing the prices should also go down 30 cents is a nice price.for better games 5 dollars for n64 would be worth it.
My only gripe: The games should be cheaper. $4.99 and $7.99 is too much for a 25 year old game. I'd like to see them $2.99 and $3.99
Nintendo's slow burn strategy is just dumb. give us like 5 a week!
All online game services like this take a while to build a library. And the price problem started with Wii. Nintendo has always charged too much for old games.